Weneth D. Painter
Academic Instructor, Fixed Wing

Academic Qualifications 
   BS Aeronautical Engineering 
   MA Human Resource Management 
   MS Aeronautical Engineering

Flight Qualifications 

   Commercial Pilot: SEL, MEL, SES, and Glider 
   Flight Instructor: Airplane SEL and Glider 
   6500 Hours Fixed Wing, in 171 different types 

Flight Test Experience 

   Aeronautical Engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
   F-100 Variable Stability Airplane, Lifting Bodies HL-10, X-24A, M2-F2, M2-F3, and STOL Airplane
   F-8 Supercritical Wing Research Airplane, F-111 TACT (Transonic Aircraft Technology) Airplane, 
   F-111 IPCS (Integrated Propulsion Control System) Airplane, B-57B Atmospheric Research Airplane,
   AD-1 Oblique Wing Research Aircraft, F-15 10 Degree Rotating Cone Experiment, XV-15 TiltRotor,
   RSRA (Rotor Systems Research Aircraft)

Professional Affiliations 

   Experimental Aircraft Association
   Society of Flight Test Engineers
   Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association



National Test Pilot School 
P.O. Box 658 
Mojave, CA  93502-0658  USA

Phone:
Fax:
Email: 
661-824-2977
661-824-2943
ntps@ntps.edu

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